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Sussex GOP chairman endorses Pallotta, tells Bergen to have open primary

March 13, 2020 4:54 pmMarch 13, 2020 4:56 pm

Sussex County Republican Chairman Jerry Scanlan has endorsed Frank Pallotta for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district, sharply criticizing the candidacy of another candidate, John McCann. Scanlan has also asked Bergen County Republicans to have an open primary for Congress,...

Franklin Borough officials endorse Pallotta

February 18, 2020 11:25 am

Investment banker Frank Pallotta continues to demonstrate political support in Sussex County, winning the endorsement of the entire Franklin Borough Council in his bid for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. Franklin mayor John Sowden and...

GOP county chairs endorse Becchi

January 21, 2020 3:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 11:13 pm

Rosemary Becchi has won the support of four Republican county chairs in her bid to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill The endorsements, first reported by the New Jersey Globe on Sunday, come from Laura Marie Ali of Morris, Al Barlas of...

GOP leaders applaud Casha

January 21, 2020 11:48 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:07 pm

Four Republican county chairs are praising Larry Casha for stepping aside to avoid a GOP congressional primary to pick an opponent for Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey’s 11th district. Casha agreed to drop out of the race this morning,...

How the Becchi district swap happened

January 19, 2020 9:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:23 pm

Rosemarie Becchi began to seriously consider switching districts and running against Mikie Sherrill instead of Tom Malinowski sometime on Friday and made a final decision on Sunday morning, according to fourteen sources familiar with all or part of the marathon...

Rotondi attacks Sussex Republicans for skipping hate crimes symposium

January 16, 2020 2:47 pmJanuary 16, 2020 3:33 pm

Sussex County Democratic Chairwoman Katie Rotondi attacked area Republicans for skipping a symposium on combating hate crimes there Thursday. “With multiple hate crimes committed in Sussex County over the last four years remaining unsolved amid a substantial uptick of graffitied...

Scanlan says he never received questions from investigation into racist social media posts

August 20, 2019 4:00 pmAugust 20, 2019 4:04 pm

Sussex County Republican Chairman Jerry Scanlan said he was never contacted as part of the Sussex County Community College Board of Trustees investigation into a series of racist posts made to the County GOP Twitter page. “While I do not...